Hidden among the foliage, these ornamental objects take the form of bracelets, pendants, or charms. They are inspired by nature itself, and are made to resemble vegetal outgrowths, creatures, or organisms living in symbiosis with their host tree.
For the 2024 edition of Le Voyage à Nantes, Maison Pelletier Ferruel was commissioned to create jewelry singling out roughly thirty remarkable trees selected in collaboration with the city’s Nature and Parks Department, which can be found along the green line and in Nantes’ vineyards. These eye-catching creations invite one and all to rediscover these silent witnesses to our region’s histories, both great and small.
Inspired by folk and decorative arts, these unique, colourful, and precious pieces blend traditional craftsmanship with contemporary creation. Hidden among the foliage, these ornamental objects take the form of bracelets, pendants, or charms. They are inspired by nature itself, and are made to resemble vegetal outgrowths, creatures, or organisms living in symbiosis with their host tree.
For 2025, these jewels have found a new display case: in Nantes’ Jardin des Plantes, atop the garden’s highest hill, is a spot with a wide variety of conifers offering a privileged vantage point over the entire park. Moving them here recentres the project, where these precious works resonate with this site’s history and rich biodiversity.
In this new scenography, the jewelry dialogues with surrounding space, becoming part of a single microcosm. Nestled in branches or suspended above a path, they are now an integral part of the landscape, inviting visitors on a sensorial exploration of the garden.
Maison Pelletier Ferruel is a creative workshop where glass is blown, sculpted, moulded, and imbued with folk and decorative arts. Each object is unique and the result of a daily practice of experimentation.
5 Rue Ecorchard, 44000 Nantes
How to get there?
Parking(s) nearby: Parking Gare Château, Parking Gare Sud 3
Public transport: Gare Nord - Jardin des Plantes, Trébuchet, Gare Sud, Lieu Unique
Self-service bicycles: Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Gare de nantes nord 2 (n°62), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Gare de nantes nord (n°60), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Jardin des plantes (n°63), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Gare de nantes sud (n°70), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Duchesse anne (n°49), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Lieu unique (n°61), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Saint clément (n°64)
